| Living in Malaysia is expensive If you don't know already, it's expensive to live in Malaysia, especially in Kuala Lumpur. A report shows that Malaysians have less purchasing power than many nationals elsewhere. + V$ k8 I! s( D1 K5 y# ?2 S( ]/ x
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' t; p+ u e" ?! d' d公仔箱論壇The Malaysian Insider, an online Malaysian news website, examined the purchasing power of Malaysians in comparison to nationals of other countries. The website cited a 2010 Prices and Wages report by UBS AG, a Swiss banking giant.5.39.217.76' G: ]& r: v. A9 ~
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Here are the highlights:
/ l- H+ v, g; \2 z& x& A: ~8 oThe purchasing power of KL residents is 33.8% of New Yorkers; 42% compared to London, 33.7% to Sydney, 32.6% to Los Angeles, and 31.6% to Zurish.5.39.217.762 X( A e& {1 z G4 h& Q3 g! G9 Z
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KL workers need to labour 22 minutes for a bread loaf. In comparison, Los Angeles counterparts take 18 minutes. In Sydney, it's 16 minutes. In Tokyo, 15 minutes. In Zurich, 12 minutes.5.39.217.760 ~2 U! p z: F7 |+ o6 e7 x; \5 e: \6 h
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The Malaysian Insider also compared broadband prices in Malaysia to those in countries. Even after currency conversion, Malaysia comes out on top... in expensiveness. Here's the summary:
' T: g; p0 }% F# n公仔箱論壇Kuala Lumpur - 5Mbps broadband package - RM1490 h9 [ b2 l8 k8 h' h0 D% {5 c# B
London - 10Mbps broadband package - GBP13.50
, T; U- u% D& b, H公仔箱論壇Melbourne - 5-8Mbps broadband package - AUD40TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) I: h( y" z# m9 f/ R
New York - 7Mbps broadband package - USD41.95
( y, l& s6 X& n4 L* `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere's another tidbit from The Malaysian Insider article:
# T U* I. q& q) s, n' B5.39.217.76In KL, a Honda Civic is priced at RM115,000 - 20 times an auditor's average monthly earnings.
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* |! w" t$ A4 w2 N3 F2 e/ z, nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。In Melbourne & London, the price is respectively AUD25,000 and GBP19,000 - 3 times an auditor's average monthly earnings in those places. |
發表於 2011-4-20 08:47 PM
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發表於 2011-4-20 09:48 PM
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